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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-09-02, Page 3
THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1943 Letters ta the War Time Board Dear Mr. Creech: I wish to thank you very much for the lovely parcel which was sent me by the Exeter pistrist War Time Board. We are not doing badly over here and it isn’t so much the parcels that count but the thought that people whom we once knew are spread all over many continents and are not fogotten by the people at home. It seems a very short time ago when I was playing hockey and baseball back home. Now I am playing a different game with a much greater win we It is surprising how much parcels and cigarettes from home buck up the troops, I didn’t realize it be fore as much as I do now that I have two hundred odd to look after. Men from all over Canada but most- ly from the far West, a part of Canada I never saw but will some time I am sure. Yours sincerely, E. E. Tieman, Lt. Col., 12 Cdn. Lt. Fd. Ami), * ♦ « determination to win, apd shall. Scotland. R. N. Creech, Secty., War Time Board, Exeter, Ont, Dear Friends: Received your parcel of eats to day and it was certainly a very pleasant surprise. It is not the first time I have had parcels from you, but the first since arriving overseas and it is here that one really appreciates such things. We are very well looked after but it is certaily nice to be remembered by someone from home and to have some good old Canadian products. I am, at present, stationed in Scotland, which in my estimation, is very beautiful and more like parts of Ontario than anything I have seen. The weather has been lovely but we have winds cool, and plenty of ally necessary. Shall close now goes my best wishes to everyone in the committee and many, thanks for the parcel. Sincerely, Donald Hicks. P/O D. E. Hicks, R.C.A.F., Base Overseas. which are quite clothes are usu- and with this many J-224 50 P.O. * * A4214, friom Sgt. Allen L. C Sqn. 12 C. T. R. Canadian Army 7-6-43. Exeter War Time Committe, Dear Friends: I wish to thank you folks Exeter and surrounding district who sent the parcels over to the fellows j here as I am sure that none of us can ever repay for the enjoyment it gives us when we receive a parcel from home. I am sure that we will do our best when the time comes for that which we have waited so long for, so that we can .get back to good old Canada. Yesterday I was out at a place where I had a bunch of lads to instruct and much to my surprise and enjoyment I saw a lad from my home town in the bunch. The lad was Roy Kirk. I had least expected to meet any of them at this time. We have a good TUNE IN Old Fashioned PILGRIMS’ HOUR 2-3 p.m. E.D.S.T. Mutual Network SUNDAYS Local .Station CKLW WINDSOR Revival Hour 9-10 p.m., E.D.S.T. CHARLES E. FULLER P.O. Box 133 — Los Angeles California the time we are to- for now I guess I all the best of luck and time of it for gather. Well, will close. Wishing you health, Yours sincerely, Lester. * * Pte. Pfaff, H. C. Company, Canadian Regiment, A4131 H. Q. Royal Base P. Q. England. Received your parcel a week or so past and it was again most wel come and well appreciated, more than words can express, The kind ness and thoughtfulness can never be repaid too soon, Apart from the fact that there Is nothing much to say these few lines leave me feeling fine and hoping they find you the same. ■Once again I express my many, many thanks ing off. for the gift and A COUNTRY EDITOR SEES As this is written Ottawa is being ^‘"’^WRlTTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE . WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA fry JIM GREENBLAT, Editor of the SUN ■ SWIFT CURRENT SASKATCHEWAN W Hurondale W, J, Mrs, William Kernick was hostess to the Hurondale W.L ' for their .social evening on August 25th. Mrs. Kirkland, the president, opened the meeting in the usual manner. The roll call, “My Favorite Recreation”, was well answered by the members It was decided to hold a salvage, collection of paper, rags, rubber, iron, copper and steel. These ar-, tides are to be left at the following! homes: Mrs. A. Rundle, Mrs, Wm. Welsh, Mrs. H. Perkins,. Mrs. J, Kirkland, and Mrs. H. Strang by October 1st. All groups reported activity in the jam-making project. Mrs. Wm. Etherington was named to take charge of the Hurondale Red Cross display at the Exeter Fair. The program, which was arranged by Miss N, Keddy and Mrs. C. Cann, was presided over by Miss Keddy and proved to be a great treat, Mrs, Brown, from Exeter, delighted the ladies with several selections on the marimba as did Mrs, Sturgis with her vocal solos- Mrs. Layton, in her address, gave the ladies much to think about, “World’s Problems, are something we women want to work on. We can all help in the making of a better world”, said ths ZION Mr. and. Mrs. E. Hern spent several days last week holidaying at Bright's Grove, Frances Hern visited last week with, her cousin, Dorothy Jean Kerslake. The bingo which was sponsored by the Red Cross- in Bion school on Wednesday evening was very successful. The proceeds amounted to over eighty dollars. The W.M.S. meeting will be held on Thursday at the home of Mvs. Angus Earl, Service will be held in Zion church on Sunday at 9.30 a.m- Mr. and Mrs. Angus Earl have been holidaying at Bruce peninsula Mr, Wellington Brock and Mr. Harold Hern have received new milking machines, also Mr. James Earl has purchased a new tractor. Miss Evelyn Camm, nurse-in-train ing at Stratford General Hospital, visited last Wednesday with Mrs. Edgar Baker, The Zion Cemetery Decoration Services were held Sunday, Augus*. 22nd, The guest speaker was Rev, Grigg, of Exeter. The male quar tet from Granton sang. A large crowd attended the service, the proceeds being $25. SEPTEMBER 2ND A REDLETTER DAY Thanks to Allied successes on land, sea and air and also to our ship-builders, ‘SALADA’ Tea lovers will be able to enjoy a third more of their favourite beverage starting September 2nd, This means y2 lb. of ‘SALADA’ * every six weeks instead of every Recently a gathering of members clipped, manicured and waved and of sheep breeders associations at the decorated for president Roosevelt’s Central Experimental Farm here saw visit. There is intense interest on ‘ a demonstration of the drug pheno- the part of usually blase officials t thiazine, in the latest method de an d certainly the multitude of civil‘vised by science for controlling servants, temporary war-jobbers and sheep parasites, Dr. W. E. Swales, the thousands of others who make j Science Service of the Department this capita}. Madame and now himself, occasion, ing evidences friendship ordination beautifully kept the Peace Tower velt will speak from timated accommodate 20,000 people. The S.R.O. sign will surely be out early. His talk, going over the air waves is at high noon which is al ways heralded here by the boom of I We always1 a cannon. . sign. Yours truly, Harvey. * f * No, 2, F. D, S. R.C.A.M.C., C.A.A.F. thank you very much It ar- good condition and I and Churchill, Eden,! of Agriculture, showed how the Chiang Kai-Shek, G^raud! medicine, a two-inch tablet, is plop- the very popular F, D. R. ped into the throat of the animal, It will be an historic: using a tongue depressor. An expert one of the ever increas-( of U.S.—Canadian I reason for the importance of the inter-nation co-(drug at this time is that parasites i vast concourse of; destroy the animal’s intestines which lawn in front of;are so valuable for the making of , where Mr, Roose- surgical sutures will it is es- battlefield, * * speaker. ‘Community singing and a contest brought a most enjoyable program tto a close. Mrs, A, Rundle moved a hearty vote of thanks to the ladies from Exeter and to the hostess. Lunch was served and a social time spent. The September meeting is to be held in the evening at the home of Mrs, B. Williams. can do 60 lambs an hour. One and The needed on the * country, . The Dear Friends I want to for the parcel you sent me, rived in the other fellows in my room en joyed it Very much share that sort of thing and it helps to keep a little in supply at all times for nights when we have fish but what about Canadian woman- or stew for supper or just any at all. Thanking you again. Yours truly, D93698 Tony Dietrich.* * •" England, Dear Mrs. Creech: I received your parcel on monday a,nd was very glad to get it as every article in it was very useful. * * * We here a lot about manpower, A Good Cure “Your wife used to be terribly nervous. Now she’s as cool and composed as a cucumber. What cured her?’’ “The doctor did. He told her that her kind of nervous ness was the natural result of ad vancing age.Children in the i war job fox* you Research Council needs 100,000 lbs. or more of the common milk-weed, for experiments in blending (with | certain types of synthetic rubber. t It will be paid for. Farmers who have goodly stands of the weed can cut with a binder, leaving a long .,\{ stubble of at least 8 inches and in’ere&t" I making small sheaves. Dried sheaves As shipped collect to Ottawa will he number wol,tp a ton. yor further in- wdustry - formation«*write Dr. Harold A. Senn, nr ii er v ( jjjVjSfOn of Botany, Central Experi- I mental Farm, Ottawa. * . « Having a chat in his office ong here’s a National time {power? Well, women Canada, ing figures January 30, there were and 255,000 in war industry. Farm numbered 83 0,000; women ents 309,000. There were than 31,367 in the armed services I sure enjoyed the chocolate bars.-(and that figure must be consider- day recently with Fred McGregor, They were swell. The chocolate over here isn’t very good, at least some I have had. The weather here now is very wet. It has been rain-j ing for a week steady and I can’t'one of those for the life of me figure where it. sense, all comes from but nevertheless we’global war. get it. Well. Mrs. Creech, I _____, take this opportunity of thanking ’ of which you and every member of the Com mittee for the lovely parcel. Yours sincerly, Ches. Cornish. * * * Exeter District War Time Committee: I received your parcel just before going on leave on May 5th. Thanks very much. You have no Idea how thankful we are for the treats re ceived from Canada, canned fruit j and cake sure hits the spot for I lunch after a long day’s work. I Cnee gain I spent my leave with Wm. Cook’s relatives in the had a The only bad fault i had rain much of the May 10th had quite a was beginning to won- here or back'in Canada, seen any more of the as yet but if all goes there are 4,240,000 over 14 years of Here are some about them. 19 43, of this 1,152,000 in directly or indirectly' industry. Farm women 83 0,000; women stud-! There were morn' For further in chief enforcement officer for Can-ably increased by this time). 30 0,- 000 are considered unemployable, ’ada of the Wartime Prices Boa”d. # I1 had a look at some of the eounter- feit gas ration coupons seized when a: Black-Marketeers of a ring were •iroped in. Pretty clever imitation *0f’they were but eventually the law j caught up with the racketeers. En- ; forcement in control legislation is j a big job, taken on a nation-wide ' scale. I Canada’s vegetable oil industry ‘is - revolutionized, in aj by the necessities of this. This ■ industry is, c. I will i course, agricultural. Take flax-seed, i 53% of that used was In 1942, how- t Mr. Wm. Cook’s relatives northern part of England, grand timet was that we time and on snow storm, der if I was : I haven’t Exeter boys well intend looking up some of them a little later on. Bill Chambers said in his last letter that Charlie Snell was down this way but as yet haven’t received his address from Bill, would like to see some of the recent ar rivals from the old home town as I understand there have been many changes Again ness. since I left. thanking you for your &ind- Sincerely, Allan Fraser. Pte. W. A. Fraser, Inf. Bde, W/S. R.C.O.C., A-86010 11 Cdn. Canadian Army Overseas.• * * ♦ 2nd Medium Regiment, R.C.A., C.A.O. R. N. Creech, Esq., Sec’y Exeter War Service Committee, Dear Mr. Creech; please give my thanks to the citizens of Exeter and the War Ser vice Committee for the excellent parcel that reached me the other day. As you can see, I have a new address. For two months now I have been in the field with the 2nd Medium Artillery Regiment, means that if action I shall troops. My have'kept me is a pleasure to be with it. I must not give military news so I shall only say that I fine, and again express Sincerely, This the Canadians go into be with the fighting previous post would in this country. This first class outfit and it is a am feeling my thanks. C. Hill. Start to Sneeze Nose Starts to Run Then comes the cold which, if not attended to Immediately, Shortly works down into the bronchial tubes, and the cough starts. On the first Sign of a cold or cough go to any drug counter and get a bottle Of Dr* Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup < You Will find it to be a prompt, pleasant and reliable remedy .to help you get rid of your trouble, market for the past 48 years. " disappointed—get "Dr. wood’ i ~_____ _ _____, It has.been on the Don’t experiment with a substitute and be I’s ”, . Price 35c a bottle; the large family' size, about 3 times as much, 60o Look for the trade mark “3 Pine Trees.” CTlie T* Milburn. Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. imported in 1939. ever, all of the 3,38S,195 bushels used were of domestic origin. Our! acreage objective for 1943 is 2,492,-1 When you hear of abandoned 000 or an astounding increase overifai‘ms> y°u think of former drought the previous year of 67%. All these areas of western Canada. Therefore changing phases having to do with pt might jolt far easterners and. far our agricultural and industrial econ-J westerners to 'know that an official omy will be part of the post-war problem. * * * * Ottawa, September 1st, 1943. EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2nd PRESERVES and SWEET SPREADS ARE RATIONED BY COUPON The products affected mchide: Jains, Jellies, Marmalades, Extracted Honey, Comb Honey in Squares, Honey Butter, Maple Syrup, Maple Butter, Maple Sugar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Cane Syrup, or any blended Table Syrup, Apgde Butter or Canned Fruit. * * * Is it all right to lend your ration book to your farmer friend who uses a great deal of tea, while you use very little? The Prices Board says no, and Thelma Craig of the information branch answered me this way: “Rationing is for the equal sharing of certain commodities which are in short supply, It does not mean that Granny, just because she likes the extra pot of tea, should be able to have double the ration of the woman next door, nor does it provide for the swapping of tea and sugar by two neighbours, who live across the road from each other.” Fact of the matter is the whole rationing system is set up on the basis that -the majority will con serve their use of rationed articles to actual and immediate needs. m * * > release just out shows that in East- l( ern Canada there are between 12,000 (and 13,000 farms covering about a j million and a half acres, abandoned, lying idle for some time. Surveys show, paralleling the western causes much the same, they were abandon ed because land was originally sub marginal for some tices, because etc. agricultural purposes; of unsound farm prac- * * * is amazing the number of On and after Thursday, September 2nd, 1943, it is unlawful for a consumer to purchase any of the above-listed products, except on the surrender of a valid ration coupon. Harking back to the Order-in- Council which made it an offence to waste coal or heat, owing to the serious fuel situation facing Can ada, it is interesting to know that our normal peacetime coal nepds a^e about 30 million tons. This year, geared to such a high war tempo, provision must be made for about 47 million tons. Canadians can be selfish as individuals and- sneak ex cessive heat, more than, necessary, or they can play ball for the good of all in Canada. It’s really co operation for national conservation instead of coercion that is wanted. * * * Talking with a newspaperman back from Washington the other day, he told of trying out a meat shop right close to the main drag which advertises horse meat choice stuff from “young wild west ern horses’’. He bought a roast and thought it quite tasty. Cost less than half the price Of beef. He was afraid, however, that in time they would be ringing in “IS-ycar old farm, horses”, or something. ♦ ♦ The Quebec conference enhances Canada’s status in the eyes, of the world. In this connection I find that in 1937 our capital city could boast only two legations, four con sulates and one High Commissioner’s office, Today there are, representa tives of 22 nations always in close touch with the Canadian govern ment. The housing shortage in Ottawa creates problems, too. for numerous commercial and military attaches and their staffs. A very International flavor is exhuded wl'Wti one comes across the flags of United Nations in front of various homos and buildings scattered around the city, On the descent a good view of bells. one the isHeadquarters the special “Wren planned by the in connection with the It people who come in a continual flow, from various parts of Canada and the United States, and visit Peace Tower. To reach the top and get that wonderful panorama view from the balcony right under the big clock, one has to climb a couple of short series of stairs and ascend by two different elevators—one slow, the other faster. The attendants everywhere are, I find on every visit, most courteous. The Memo rial Chamber is worth a visit to Ottawa alone. is always given famous carillon * Naval Service pepped up about Recruiting Day” W.R.C.N.S. anniversary of one year of service with the navy, scheduled for August 29. Over 49 6 0 of them are now in navy blue with 5500 being tbe number aimed at by March, 19 44. New recruits will shortly find them selves in the newly revised natty uniform. Wrens are to be drafted to the United Kinglom and New foundland, and what better hope of adventure is there for girls interest ed. The other day I watched a second flagpole being erected atop the Navy Building blue and red field low anchor, flag, flying ensign. That’s beside * . It strikes the with a large yel- the the ■Naval Board usual naval of living inThey say Ottawa is really high, but how do’S it compare With things out your way? Here are a few average prices listed by the -OTTAWA ’CITI ZEN the day of this writing; sir loin steak 40.8 lb; round steak 38.8 lb.; prime rib rolled roast 42.2 lb.; ham, boiled, 6*.5 lb. and medium bacon 48.1 lb.; grain “A” 4 4,3 dozen, creamery butter Candadian eoeese 33.4 lb.; 40.6 cents dozen, anthracite stove coal at $10,75 ton: vepetablo shortening eggs, 38.5; oranges United States 19.1 IE I do know zehtanrant eating, piece by piere, h high-— but if one shops around off the main by-ways it is possible to dine reasonably, even it not in fancy surroundings. ■j! Coupons in Ration Book 3 are to be used for this purpose. Coupon V*D-1ZZ becomes good September <. 2nd. Starting September 16th, two coupons become good every four weeks. These products are being rationed so that there will be an equal sharing of the available supplies. Persons who do not use the coupons for these products may use them to acquire more sugar in addition to their regular sugar ration and canning sugar allowance. ONE "D” COUPON IS GOOD FOR M fibre Tfiee Jams, Jellies, Marmalades, Extracted Honey, Apple Butter, Maple Butter or Honey Butter er Maple Sugar or Comb Honey (in Squares) or Molasses or Maple Syrup..................... . er 6 FLUID OZS. . y2 LB. NET W FLUID OZS. Corn Syrup, Cane Syrup, or any blended Table Syrup..... Canned Fruit.............. H I I II I I I I B H » « . w ■ » a » ■ b ■ « 12 FLUID OZS. 10 FLUID OZS. Sugar y2 LB. NET When purchasing goods in containers, it will not always be possible for the consumer to get the exact coupon value. EXAMPLE ! If you are buying jam in containers-— One " D ” Coupon ) ©xie 4, 5 or 6 oz. container is good for |or two 3 oz. containers. 'j one 7, 8# 10# 11 or 12 oz. Coupons' container, or two S oz. or good for ( 6 containers, or ) three 4 oz. containers. or any combination adding up to not more than the total value of the coupons permitted. SUPPLIERS — Separate instructions which are similar to the regulations of applying on sugar rationing are available from any branch of the Ration Administration, for quota users, industrial users and suppliers. Two "D” are RATION ADMINIST.RATION THE WARTIME PRICES AND TRADE BOARD MM*' CG1W